2024-07-01 Guide to the Psyclone Zine, 1977 February-June SPEC.RARE.0320 Finding aid prepared by Casey Blackmore Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2024 June This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2024-07-01T16:36-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Psyclone Zine SPEC.RARE.0320 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.16 Cubic feet 1977 February-June Jerry Paulsen was an early promoter of punk and new wave acts at San Francisco's Mabuhay Gardens, a nightclub where up and coming musical acts peformed. Many of these same acts were featured in his zine Psyclone. The zine featured new music acts, mainly punk and new wave. Also covered in the zines were upcoming shows in the San Francisco area, interviews with musicians, and record reviews. Materials are dated February 1977 to June 1977. (1) flat box English Paulsen, Jerry Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged chronologically.

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Accession No. RARE.2024.0040: Purchased, 2020 January

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[identification of item], Psyclone Zine, SPEC.RARE.0320, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

Jerry Paulsen was an early promoter of punk and new wave acts at San Francisco's Mabuhay Gardens, a nightclub where up and coming musical acts that were featured in his zine Psyclone could play. In addition to local San Fransico acts, touring bands that later grew in popularity would also play the venue.

Paulsen's zine Psyclone ran for three issues, from February of 1977 to June of 1977. It was one of the earliest zines to cover the Bay Area punk music scene.

 Scope and Contents

The Psyclone Zine collection contains a full run of issues of punk rock zine Psyclone. The zine featured up and coming music acts, mainly punk and new wave. Also covered in the zines were upcoming shows in the San Francisco area, interviews with musicians, and record reviews. Materials in the collection are dated from February 1977 to June 1977.

 Paulsen, Jerry Fanzines New wave music--United States--20th century Psyclone (Zine) Punk culture--United States--20th century Punk rock musicians--United States--Interviews--20th century Self-publishing--United States--20th century Women punk rock musicians--United States--20th century Vol. 2, No. 1 1 1 1977 February Unnumbered issue 1 2 1977 March Unnumbered issue 1 3 1977 June